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The God-Seeker

Sinclair Lewis

Entered Mar 20, 1949 · peaked at #10 on Mar 27, 1949 · 9 weeks on the list, last seen May 22, 1949

Book Power
28.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
9
March 1949 – May 1949

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Sinclair Lewisprimary100%28.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 27, 1949 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Big FishermanLloyd C. Douglas
  2. #2Dinner at Antoine'sFrances Parkinson Keyes
  3. #3Point of No ReturnJohn P. Marquand
  4. #4High TowersThomas B. Costain
  5. #5The Naked and the DeadNorman Mailer
  6. #6The Young LionsIrwin Shaw
  7. #7The DukaysLajos Zilaby
  8. #8The Fires of SpringJames A. Michener
  9. #9The Heat of the DayElizabeth Bowen
  10. #10The God-SeekerSinclair Lewis
The God-Seeker — Sinclair Lewis · ChartReign